In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Nduka M. Amankulor, an associate professor of neurosurgery and director of the Penn Brain Tumor Center at the Perelman School of Medicine has been appointed a Cancer Moonshot Scholar, one of 11 scholars included in the inaugural cohort of the program receiving a total of $5.4 million to support cancer research and innovation.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
A new study from Penn LDI finds that workers fear the stigma, but disclosure of mental illness can increase support for their job.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Eleven nursing professionals with ties to Penn Nursing will be inducted as 2023 Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). One is a current Penn Nursing faculty member and an alumna; nine are Penn Nursing alumni; and one has been named an honorary Fellow. All of the inductees will be honored at a ceremony during the AAN’s 2023 Health Policy Conference, taking place on October 5-7, 2023.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
In a new study, Penn Medicine researchers have discovered that a pattern of coordinated activity called “beta bursts” in a set of neurons in the lateral prefrontal cortex appears to have a major role in keeping attention task-focused, essentially by suppressing the influence of the distracting stimulus.
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The full-time online program covers a diversity of disciplines in creating, synthesizing, and disseminating evidence to inform clinical practice and policies at all levels of the health care system.
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This year, more than 45 University of Pennsylvania scientists were among 10,000 attendees of the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference held in Amsterdam.
FULL STORY AT Penn Memory Center →
A Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia team will seek to develop treatments for three rare, incurable genetic diseases that impact newborns in the first weeks and months after birth: Phenylketonuria (PKU), hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT1), and mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPSI), commonly known as Hurler’s Syndrome.
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Two decades ago, the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index was published to measure the nursing practice environment. Although the instrument’s use has resulted in advances in science and quality improvement efforts, its potential may be limited by the availability and quality of translations into different languages.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
The first in the new Penn LDI “Voices” vide series highlights thought leaders in health services research.
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In its eleventh year, the Penn Medicine CAREs grant program has funded 31 new and recurring grants to support employee and medical student community service projects.
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